Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo
Brazilian economist and professor
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- Luiz Gonzaga de Mello Belluzzo (Bariri, October 29, 1942), better known as Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo or just Belluzzo , is a Brazilian economist and professor, and former president of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.
- He graduated in Law School at the University of São Paulo in 1965, and also studied Social Sciences at the Faculty of Philosophy, Languages, and Human Sciences at the same university.
- He was a collaborating professor at the State University of Campinas, where he received his doctorate in 1975 and became full professor in 1986.
- He was also Secretary of Science and Technology for the State of São Paulo, during the administration of Orestes Quércia, from 1988 to 1990, and later, Secretary of Economy and Planning during the mandate of Luiz Antônio Fleury Filho, from 1991 to 1995.
- He founded the Faculty of Campinas (FACAMP) in 1999, along with economists João Manuel Cardoso de Mello, Liana Aureliano, and Eduardo da Rocha Azevedo.
Luiz Gonzaga de Mello Belluzzo (Bariri, October 29, 1942), better known as Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo or just Belluzzo, is a Brazilian economist and professor, and former president of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.
Biography
As a young man, Belluzzo was a seminarian of the Society of Jesus and a student at St. Louis College.
He graduated in Law School at the University of São Paulo in 1965, and also studied Social Sciences at the Faculty of Philosophy, Languages, and Human Sciences at the same university. He entered the post-graduate course in Economic Development, promoted by ECLAC/ILPES, and graduated in 1969. He was a collaborating professor at the State University of Campinas, where he received his doctorate in 1975 and became full professor in 1986.
Belluzzo was economic advisor to the PMDB between 1974 and 1992 and Secretary of Economic Policy at the Ministry of Finance during José Sarney's government, from 1985 to 1987. He was also Secretary of Science and Technology for the State of São Paulo, during the administration of Orestes Quércia, from 1988 to 1990, and later, Secretary of Economy and Planning during the mandate of Luiz Antônio Fleury Filho, from 1991 to 1995. In addition, he was head of the Special Secretary of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance of the Sarney Government.
He founded the Faculty of Campinas (FACAMP) in 1999, along with economists João Manuel Cardoso de Mello, Liana Aureliano, and Eduardo da Rocha Azevedo. FACAMP has professional training courses focused on business and economics based on the Keynesian School of Thought, as well as the Institute of Economics at Unicamp, where he taught for years.
In 2001, he was included in the Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists, and in 2004, he received the Juca Pato Award.
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